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rim-fire

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rim-fire
adj
1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (of a cartridge) having the primer in the rim of the base
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (of a firearm) adapted for such cartridges Compare centre-fire
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